nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20161024-111216 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 161024s2016||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20161024-111216 doi eng 342 23 Scheppele, Kim Lane Author aut Can Poland be Sanctioned by the EU? Not Unless Hungary is Sanctioned Too Scheppele, Kim Lane Verfassungsblog 2016-10-24 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Hungary has announced to block any Article 7 sanctions that the EU might propose against Poland. Why should Poland back down when nothing will come of standing up to the EU? Given Polish intransigence, the Commission may be tempted to stall for time or to retreat, which would be disastrous for the rule of law in the European Union. But the power to levy Article 7 sanctions can be restored. The Commission should do now what it should have done long ago. It should begin by triggering Article 7 (1) not only against Poland, but against Hungary as well. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Art. 7 TEU EU rule of law framework Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/can-poland-be-sanctioned-by-the-eu-not-unless-hungary-is-sanctioned-too/ raw object